Thursday, December 10, 2009

I have heard nice things about the 'fender fv-1' electric violin. nicely priced and good sounding. or for more money the Yamaha EV series are also good instruments. But whatever you do! DO NOT BUY the cheap ones offred on ebay. I was going to buy an electric violin for the fun of it. and a friend of mine that plays professionally gave me that advice. The cheap ones do not hold there tune very long. where the Fender and the Yamaha brands do!

No. In my social circle no one would smash a violin of a guitar, but I saw it on TV in a film of a series, i don't remember, it was a guitar.

Have you ever observed someone smashing a violin?phantom of the opera opera theater

does a fiddle count?

If so, no.no why? are you going to? interesting!noviolin..no ....guitar yesi have in movies......... i must say its not very easy to do it in one blow !No.... and I think I'd seriously start crying if I ever did...No. That's naughty!NO ONLY GUITARSNo not physically smashing it, but they were certainly making it scream.No, but I did smash mine over my brother's head back in middle school. He was the biggest pain back then, and since he was older and bigger than me, I had to become a weapons fighter. LOLNot a violin. I have personally smashed an accoustic guitar.No, but I have seen the Smashing Pumpkins :)plz dont smash mine it was 6.2grandlike is that the classical bad-boy equivalent of smashing a guitar?...nope never seen it...would be a laugh though...yea, some lady left her violin on the floor, then a little boy came running and stepped on it. busted to pieces; i cried my eyes out.No, and hope I never will....such a beautiful instrument should not be wasted on a temper tantrum...thanksno

ive only seen guitars gettin smashed why???nope but ive seen the Smashing Pumkinsguitars, yes. violins, no.

i'm an advanced player and i can do pretty much all positions/bowing styles. i want a piece that's really pretty and has some really fast parts. it doesnt necessarily have to be a fast piece, but i want one that has a couple of really fast parts.

also, i don't want a piece that just has one rhythm over and over again, or a piece that's like an etude.

any suggestions would be appreciated.

thanks!

I'm looking for ideas on a violin solo this year?star theater

your description is so vague I wouldn't know whether to recommend a Seitz concerto or Lalo Symphonie Espagnole or a Mozart Concerto

I'm looking for ideas on a violin solo this year?extension opera theater

If I answered "ZZZZZZZZZZZ" would you report me? But this one isn't so common. Try one of the simpler Paganini pieces. ;)You need to obtain a graded list of violin solos. I bet that ASTA (American String Teachers Association) among others, has one. This will help you find where you ARE, and then comparable pieces in terms of difficulty. I am a flute teacher, and have several different lists of flute literature -and then, I databased them ALL, and cross-referenced them - ther is always ONE list that has a piece graded in the *wrong* level - what were they thinking?

Your best resources is your teacher. Beyond that, check professional resources. And on Yahoo Groups, there is a wonderful flutenet list - betcha there is a good violin list for you to join, too. Go for the one with the most members and most traffic.

My Dear Brother,and fellow musician.You are NEVER too old to learn anything.You already know how to play Double Bass,And that's just a violin with steroids.Good Luck from a 54 year old musician/artist/craftsman/nut.

Am I too old to learn the violin? I am 52 years old, and previously played double bass in community orchestrasopera cd

you're only as old as you want to be

Am I too old to learn the violin? I am 52 years old, and previously played double bass in community orchestrasopera singer opera theater

Heck no! I plan to learn bassoon when i'm 70.Of course you're not too old to learn! You're never too old to learn anything new. You've still got loads of life in ya still! Go for it, and have a blast!your never to old to learn anything.No...I don't think so. I think that's great if you are willing to try it. I'd say go for it! You are never too old to try something new! I'd say carpe dium!you are NEVER too old to learn something new. besides, it "exercises" your brain so you can retain more information loger.ever here the saying you cant teach an old dog new tricks? well it isnt true.